New ignition lock laws aim to foil drunk drivers (Boston Globe) - Fri, 02 Jan 2009 Motorists convicted of driving drunk will have to install breath-monitoring gadgets in their cars under new laws taking effect in six states this week.
Authorities use blood samples for drunk drivers (KXXV Waco) - Fri, 02 Jan 2009 Authorities in Bell County ordered anyone brought in on drunk driving charges to take a blood test Wednesday night if they refused to take the breathalyzer test.
New ignition lock laws aim to foil drunk drivers (The Charlotte Observer) - Fri, 02 Jan 2009 (By MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press Writer) Motorists convicted of driving drunk will have to install breath-monitoring gadgets in their cars under new laws taking effect in six states this week. The ignition interlocks prevent engines from starting until drivers blow into the alcohol detectors to prove they're sober. Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska and Washington state began Jan. 1 ...
New ignition lock laws aim to foil drunk drivers (The State) - Fri, 02 Jan 2009 Motorists convicted of driving drunk will have to install breath-monitoring gadgets in their cars under new laws taking effect in six states this week. The ignition interlocks prevent engines from starting until drivers blow into the alcohol detectors to prove they're sober. Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska and Washington state began Jan. 1 requiring the devices for all motorists convicted ...
New ignition lock laws aim to foil drunk drivers (The Indiana Gazette) - Sat, 03 Jan 2009 An undated photo provided by Irving, Texas-based Smart Start, Inc., shows the company's Smart Start 20/20 Ignition Interlock device, a small handheld breath alcohol monitoring device that is wired to a vehicle's ignition system.
Metroplex cities cracking down on drunken drivers over holiday (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Tue, 30 Dec 2008 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. "Crashes," "thousands" and "expensive." Those are the operative words for motorists who are thinking about driving drunk on Texas highways and streets this New Year’s Eve. Texas continues to lead the nation in alcohol-related crashes. They kill more than 1,500 motorists and injure more than 63,000 each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
Metroplex cities cracking down on drunken drivers over holiday (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Tue, 30 Dec 2008 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. "Crashes," "thousands" and "expensive." Those are the operative words for motorists who are thinking about driving drunk on Texas highways and streets this New Year’s Eve. Texas continues to lead the nation in alcohol-related crashes. They kill more than 1,500 motorists and injure more than 63,000 each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ...
Holiday motorists can expect cheaper gas, increased trooper patrols (Sugar Land Sun) - Sun, 04 Jan 2009 While greater Houston residents are finishing up their holiday shopping, looking to visit family and friends, or get out of town in the next week, motorists will be paying at least $1.30 less per gallon than they did last year.
Grieving Mansfield parents seek change in state DWI laws (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Sat, 03 Jan 2009 By ROBERT CADWALLADER MANSFIELD — A 5-foot Christmas tree made of steel rebar and adorned with little cement trucks and bulldozers sits in the home of Joyce and Richard Williams, serving as a memorial to their son. It has been seven months since Warren Williams, 23, who loved the miniature construction playthings as a child, was struck and killed as he changed a tire on Interstate 20. The tree ...
DPS: Drive drunk, go to jail (The Monitor) - Tue, 30 Dec 2008 New Year's Eve is a time for celebration, however, law enforcement agencies are warning the public to not take their party on the road.
